• 2024 September 3 17:43

    Damen signs contract with Gerdes Green for a second Combi Freighter 3850

    Damen recently signed a contract with Gerdes Green for a second Combi Freighter (CF) 3850, according to the company's release.

    The Gerdes Green vessels have received a subsidy for green innovation from the German Government. They will feature a shore power connection, the ability to sail on B100 bio-diesel and wind assisted propulsion.

    At SMM, Damen Commercial Director Remko Bouma and Sales Manager Rutger van Dam, together with Gerdes Green Managing Partner Nicole Gerdes, will deliver a presentation on sustainability in short sea shipping in Europe from the perspectives of both shipbuilder and vessel operator.




2024 September 3

18:04 Iran, Russia discuss development of transport corridors
17:43 Damen signs contract with Gerdes Green for a second Combi Freighter 3850
17:20 Power outage in Rotterdam port resolved, refineries impacted
16:59 China State Shipbuilding Corporation and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation set to merge, creating the world's largest shipbuilder
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14:39 Color Line to upgrade Ro-Pax vessels with Wartsila hybrid scrubber
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13:58 CIMAC and Maritime Battery Forum publish paper on batteries in deep-sea shipping
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12:21 Shell signs ten-year LNG supply agreement with Turkish energy company
11:39 RMK Marine completes Europe’s largest inland LNG bunkering barge
11:04 Hapag-Lloyd trials NexusWave service
10:45 Australia increases its trade relations with Valenciaport
10:09 Lloyd’s Register to acquire Ocean Technologies Group from Oakley Capital

2024 September 2

18:00 MOL PLUS to invest in Global Fund 2 managed by UntroD
17:21 Concept Design Study reaffirms compressed hydrogen is an energy- efficient supply chain for regional Europe
17:05 Container carrier profits rise to more than $10 bln in Q2 2024
16:53 COSCO signs agreement for 42 bulk carriers
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14:43 Philippine Ports Authority ensures drug-free ports through strict security measures
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13:57 MSC MARIE ship becomes the largest capacity Neopanamax to cross the Panama Canal
12:30 Harren Group and SAL Heavy Lift launch the first of five planned Orca class heavy lift vessels
11:59 Djibouti offers Ethiopia management of Tadjourah port to ease regional tensions
11:26 Mammoet launches world’s strongest land-based crane
10:48 Chinese ports container volume rises 8.3 % from January to July of 2024

2024 September 1

16:02 Port of Gothenburg: The largest port expansion in 40 years opens
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14:39 Romania bids to take over Moldova's only river port
14:21 Viking announces expansion of China offering with new voyages starting in 2025
13:17 SeaLead relaunches Far East India Express 2 service
11:44 DNV report: Technological developments key to reducing maritime sector emissions
09:43 Sri Lanka ports container volume hits 1.54 million TEU

2024 August 31

16:03 Salvage of stricken oil tanker in Red Sea expected soon – Reuters
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12:28 MSC MARIE ship sets record for largest cargo capacity – ACP
10:57 ONE launches BT2 service for extended coverage in Eastern Black Sea market (BT2)

2024 August 30

18:08 Dutch shipping firm Amasus installs WAPS on general cargo vessel
17:36 Japan coast guard plans to build its largest patrol vessel
17:06 Hexagon Purus Maritime supplies Freire Shipyard with hydrogen fuel system for new Greenpeace vessel
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16:23 TT calls for concerted effort to arrest ship fire proliferation
15:44 COSCO SHIPPING builds twelve 14,000 TEU dual-fuel methanol container vessels
15:13 MAERSK SHEKOU collides with the tall ship in Australia
14:45 Global schedule reliability drops by 2.1 percentage points in July
14:15 New generation Parramatta class ferry enters service in Sydney
13:44 ClassNK publishes estimated leak frequencies of ammonia fuel from onboard components for ammonia-fueled ships
12:52 TMC wins large contract to equip 17 LNG vessels
12:23 ClassNK awards first-ever notation for safe transportation of EVs to MOL’s car carrier “CERULEAN ACE”
11:42 Samskip joins TECO 2030’s Horizon Europe project “HyEkoTank”
11:25 LR awards approval in principle for two Shiptec zero-emission hydrogen passenger ferries
10:58 Holland Shipyards Group secures contract for innovative floating hotel
09:58 Brunvoll to upgrade propulsion systems of two ice-class vessels of Utkilen AS

2024 August 29

18:00 Brunvoll signs contract with Aas Mek Verksted for the delivery of a propulsion, manoeuvring, and positioning system for new live fish carriers
17:31 Cepsa commences supply of biofuels to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings at the Port of Barcelona
17:17 Uniper opens new storage facility for green hydrogen in Krummhorn, Bavaria
16:47 Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds project awarded Environmental Impact Assessment for 1.1 GW floating offshore wind farm in South Korea
16:24 Low water hampers Rhine river shipping in Germany
15:58 NKT finalizes the Shetland HVDC Link supporting the transition to renewable energy of Great Britain
14:42 Panama Canal Authority sees Rio Indio project as answer to future droughts
13:42 TotalEnergies launches a floating offshore wind pilot project to supply renewable electricity to an offshore oil & gas platform in the North Sea
13:22 Hapag-Lloyd takes delivery of dual fuel LNG Hamburg Express
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